Abstract

VELASCO SALAMANCA, RUTH MARCELA  and  LONDONO PEREZ, CONSTANZA. Objective quality of life, optimism, and social-juridical variables, as predictive ones of the subjective quality of life in disarmed Colombian persons. Av. Psicol. Latinoam. [online]. 2011, vol.29, n.1, pp.114-128. ISSN 1794-4724.

The goal of this research was to identify predictive psychosocial factors ofthe subjective quality of life in a group of 60 people, with ages between 19 and 57, from both sexes, included in the program of demobilization and social inclusion of the Programa de la Alta Consejería para la Reintegración Social y Económica de Personas y Grupos Alzados en Armas en Colombia. This research was a predictive correlational descriptive study. The Questionnaire of Optimism/Pessimism was used to assess the optimist or pessimist trend, and, for assess the quality of life, these strategies were combined: a home visit to value the objective quality of life, the Analogous scale of subjective Quality of Life to value satisfaction and well-being, and a general format to collect socio-demographic and juridical information. Results show that some variables as perceived health, optimism, educational level, religious believes, objective quality of life, type of demobilization and years spent in the armed group operating outside the law, are associated to better levels of perceived quality of life. The findings and limitations of the study are discussed.

Keywords : quality of life; optimism; health; disarmed people; Colombia.

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